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The Universalist. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1884-1897, 1887-11-12
POULTRY NOTES.

Painting the inside of poultry-house
with gas-tar will free it from lice.
An orchard will be benefited by using
it as poultry-yard.
Hens have no more business in the
stable than horse has in the poultry
house.
Sick birds should in all cases be con-
fined by themselves directly they are no.
ticed to be ailing.
Plenty of old mortar and ground
oyster shells should be kept convenient
of access for the poultry.
Experience teaches that from six hum
bred to eight hundred fowls are as many
as one person can properly attend to.
That number will occupy his entire time.
1t is bad plan to throw green food to
hens at irregular times. 1t induces them
to abandon their natural search for food,
and to run for any person who approaches
the yard.
1t is estimated that 750,O00,0O0 dozen
eggs were produced in this country the
past year; and yet the production was
not equal to the local demand, and thou
sands of dollars were paid for foreign
eggs.
The Universalist. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1884-1897, 1887-11-12
HAPPENED YEARS AGO.

Books in their present form were in
vented by Attalus, King of Pergamus, in
1877.
The first iron ore to be discovered in
this country was found in Virginia, in
IT'S.
Herodotus, the first Greek historian
and father of history, lived, according to
Cicero, about AGO.
The first historical mention of soap oc.
ours in Pliny and Galen, the former at
tributing its invention to the Gauls.
About 1000 patriots of the revolution
persisted on board the horrible prison.
ship Jersey during the English occupa-
ton OF New York.
Paris was known as Lutetia until 1884,
when the name of the great French capital
was changed to that which it has borne
ever since.
The English guinea was first coined in
1873, and derived it's name from the fact
that the gold of which it was at first COM
posed came from Guinea.
As early as 1908 adventurous French
fishermen of Normandy and other coast
provinces OF France piled their vocation
off the shores of Newfoundland.
Tobacco was discovered in San Domin.
go in 1896; afterward by the Spaniards
in Yucatan, in 1920. 1t was introduced
into France in 1860, and England, 1888.
The first steps looking toward the
foundation of the present city of New
Orleans were taken by the French gov
ernor, Bienville, in IT'S, when party Of
convicts were sent out to clear up the
swamp that was chosen as its site.
Egbert, King of Wessex, having had
experience in the wars of Chsrlemagne,
on succeeding to the throne, conquered
the other Saxon kingdoms into which
England was at one time subdivided, and
united the country into one kingdom in
1927. He died eleven years after.
The Universalist. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1884-1897, 1887-11-12
EVOLUTION OF THE SMITH.

The modern way of changing and
"twisting around" some honorable old
family names, says an exchange, indi-
Gates mental vacuum in those who do
it. A name on which there is no stain is
one of Gods best gifts. Accept it, be
thankful for it, and do it no dishonor by
seeking to put it aside Tor one more fam
ciful and fashionable, to which you have
no right. We sympathize with the old
farmer whose daughter was ashamed of
her name. When she LETT her good old
country home, with the quiet, simple
ways, for year in a fashionable board
ing school, she signed her name "Sarah
Jane Smith" and took no offence at be-
ing called Sally. Three months later her
letters came home signed, "Sadie J.
Smith" Six months elapsed, and she had
become "S. jamie Smith" Time rolled
along, bringing its wondrous changes,
and when the June days came she bios
somed forth as "S. Jeannie Smythe."
Then her old father hitched up his old
blind horse to the vegetable cart, and
said: "I'm going to bring that there Sal
home; an let 'er know that she can't
bring ojeum on the good old name o.
Smith by ringin' in any more ~ and 'e'
changes on it. They can't nobody say a
word of harm ag'in my branch O. the
Smith family. I'm proud of it, and ad
right hard work in the tater-time III let.
Sary Jane know that J-a-n-e don't spell
no 'Jeannyr"
The Universalist. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1884-1897, 1887-11-12

platform and smiled. The paper-boy
found no custom till he had spoken to
the baby and jingled his pocket of change
for her edification. The conductor caught
the fever and chucked the little one under
the chin, while the old gentleman across
the aisle forgot to pass up his ticket, so
interested was he in playing peek taboo.
The old lady in front relaxed, and diving
into her reticule unearthed brilliant red
pippin and presented it bashfully to the
little one, who, in response, put her
chubby arms around the donors neck
and pressed her rosy little mouth to the
old lady's cheek. It brought back food
OF membranes to that withered heart,
and handkerchief was seen to brush first
this way and then that, as it to catch
falling tear.
The train sped on and pulled into the
station where the baby, with her parents,
was to leave the car. A look Of regret
came over every face. The old gentleman
asked if be couldn't kiss it just once; the
old lady returned the caress she had re-
ceived, and the baby moved toward the
door, shaking by-by over the shoulder
of her papa, to which every one respond
ed, including the newsboy, who empha.
sized his farewell with wave of his hat.
The passengers rushed to the side where
the baby got off, and watched till she
turned out of sight at the other end of
the station, shaking by-bys all the time.
Then they lspsed into silence. They
missed that baby, and not one of them
would be unwilling to acknowledge it.
The little ones presence bad let rift OF
sunshine into every heart, warm or cold,
in that car. Business men had forgotten
for while their schemes for the day, the
girls had omitted to follow up their train
of thoughts about that new dress or the
skating rink, and the young fellows had
left off thoughts of baseball, and looked
into the future when they would call a
sweet girl of their acquaintance "wife,"
and perhaps have just such little piece of
sunshine playing on their knee. Every
body was better for the presence of that
baby, and its happy face was pictured in
many thoughts that day as men pored over
columns of figures or talked abstractedly
of stocks and ecurities.-Neaoport Nea0s.
The Universalist. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1884-1897, 1887-11-12
1sarrn, 9tn1me and Garden.

Foreign Apple Crop.-In England the
apple crop is very short in some sections
and almost failure in others. The Can
ada crop is smaller than last year, while
Nova Scotia will only harvest two thirds
as many as last season. This is encour-
aging to those apple growers in the United
States who expect to have a surplus for
sale this fall. Those who export apples
should send only the choicest kinds, of
even size and free from spots. The ap-
pies should be pressed tightly into the
barrels, so as to prevent shaking, and to
secure their sound condition on arrival.
Spinach for Summer and Fdu.-The
Long Standing Spinach well deserves ite
name, says writer. 1t closely resembles
the popular Round Leaf in appearance
but remains in fit copdition for the table
for long time after all the other sorts
and we have quite number-have "gone
to Seed" and become worthless for Gull
mary purposes. The Prickly seems to be
the next best in endurance. The differ
ence in foliage and general appearance
between all sorts is but slight, and any
of them may be grown during the cooler
part of the year; but for summer we
would always select the Long Standing.
Clean the Cellars.-Clean the cellars
thoroughly before the vegetables and
fruits for winter use are stored In them,
Is the advice of contemporary. No one
should think for a moment OF having the
food he is to eat for the next six or eight
months stored in an unhealthy place. All
vegetable matter, and accumulated dirt
and dust, should be taken out. Vegeia-
bic mold is as unhealthy as the miasma
of the bottom lands of the South, which
breeds so many fevers, hence the last
vestige of it should be taken from the
cellar. A fresh coat of whitewash would
also be very beneficial. From hygienic
standpoint the cellar is the most important
room in the house, and it should always
be the neatest. There is but little doubt
that most of the diseases prevailing in
the farm houses originate in the cellar.
Cleanliness and purity in this department
will prevent much sickness.
The Universalist. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1884-1897, 1887-11-12
ROADSIDE NUT TREES.

Suppose the people of the older States
when laying out their highways through
the country and streets in villages fifty
or hundred years ago had planted hardy
nut-bearing trees instead of the naples,
elms, catalpas, popars and similar kinds
now seen on every side, doing service
only for shade and ornament. Yes, sup
pose it had been suggested that nut trees
live to a great age, are handsome, at
ford as good shade as other kinds, be-
sides bearing seeds that are valuable as
food, and suppose these suggestions had
been acted upon by large majority of
those who were about planting wayside
trees? 1t certainly requires no great
stretch of Imagination to see what would
have been the result. Rows of fruitful and
noble shellbark hickories would now be
growing in hundreds of New England vii
lagos instead of the insect infested elms,
popars and lindens, the wood of which is
down, not worth one fourth as much when
cut as the hickory, or in fact, that OF any
boy might have enjoyed the nuts from
these trees, and occasionally loitered by
the way when going to, or coming from
school, in order to fill his pockets. still
the possession of such treasures usually
gives more pleasure than their cost in
time. What might have been now, may
be realized'twenty-fve or fifty years hence,
if those who are about planting street
trees in cities and villages and along the
highways in the country will plant the
best nut bearing trees instead of the
other kinds which yield nothing of value
and do not afford any better shade than
trees bearing delicious fruits or nuts
Orchard and Garden
The Universalist. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1884-1897, 1887-11-12
STIRRING THE SOIL.

Every time the soil is stirred it changes
the relative position of the unprepared
plant food that is in the soil, and this
change Of position encourages and has
tens decomposition. Farmers will under
st and that manure heap that is entirely
inactive will be set in motion by pitching
it over; by thus stirring it up the air is
let in, and decomposition is hasten ed; SO
with the soil, after it has laid undisturb-
ed some time it becomes inactive, and
settles together so but little air passes
through it, but the moment it is stirred
up by cultivation, the air is let in, and
active decomposition of the fertilizers
applied takes place, and it is thus that
much of the manure that is applied to
crops is hastily converted into plant food.
When the soil is in a condition to rapidly
convert manure into plant food, it is also
in the right condition to keep up that
rapid circulation Of air and moisture that
is needed to carry the prepared food to
the roots of the growing plants. - Mirror
and Farmer.
The Universalist. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1884-1897, 1887-11-12
USEFUL CHILDREN.

August Pircb, who lives near Gavanzo,
is the happy possessor of dozen fine,
healthy children. Mr.. Pirch had tract
of land that could not be used, for the
want of water. But how to irrigate the
land without spending large sum of
money was mystery. A ditch would
cost thousands of dollars, but corner lots
have not been so plentiful in the Pirch
family as the happy father could have
wished, and his bank book simply show
ed a balance of few hundreds instead OF
thousands. He figured on the cost of a
well, and found that he could stand a
sixty-foot well, cheap pump, and one of
those great family swings which are no.
ticed at pleasure and German picnic
grounds. The well was bored, the pump
was set up, and the swing was put in
working order.
"Here, you little rascals, said the elder
Pirch to his little fishes, "come out here
and get in this swing. I'm going to give
you something 10 play with"
In five minutes the children were flying
back and forth through the air. The
pump worked up and down making a
merry tune, and fourteen-inch stream
of water flowed from the well. The chill
dren didn't know that they we're working,
as the swing is some distance from the
well, and is connected by an iron rod,
which works as the swing vibrates back
and forth. Mr.. Pirch is positive that the
youngsters will pump enough water dur
ing the day to irrigate large tract
Los Angeles Times.
The Universalist. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1884-1897, 1887-11-12
THE BABY's SUNSHINE.

There was baby in the railway car the
other day. 1t was not on unusual child,
but it had decidedly bright face and
pretty ways. For the first few miles she
was very quiet, and her blue eyes looked
about in wonderment, for evidently it
was the little ones first ride on the cars.
Then, as she became used to the roar
and rumble, the baby proclivities assert
ed themselves and che began to play with
her fathers mustache. At first the father
and mother were the only parties inter
ested, but soon young lady in an ada
cert seat nudged her escort and directed
his attention to the laughing child. He
looked up, remarked that it was pretty
baby and tried TO look unconcerned, but
it was noticed that his eyes wandered
back to the spot occupied by the happy
family, and he began to smile. The baby
pulled the hair of an old lady in front,
who turned around savagely and glared
at the father with look that plainly
said: "NuisaDces should be left at
home" But she caught sight Of the
laughing eye of the baby, and when she
turned back, she seemed pleased about
something. Several others had become
interested in the child by this time, bust
ness men and young clerks, old ladies and
girls, and when the baby hands grasped
the large silk hat of her father and placed
it on her own head, it made such comical
picture that an old gentleman across the
way, unable to restrain himself, burst out
into loud guffaw, and then looked sheep
ishly out the window, as if ashamed to
be caught doing such an unmanly thing.
Before another five minutes he was play
ing peek-a-boo across the aisle with the
baby, and every one was envying him.
The ubiquitous young man, ever on the
move, passed through, and was at loss
to account for the frowns Of everybody
He had failed to notice the baby. The
brakeman looked in from his post on the
The Universalist. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1884-1897, 1887-11-12
The tnne Circle.
CHAM PLAIN.
BY REV. @. t. FLANDERS.

Morn breaks upon the peaks of yon Green
Mountains,
With timid bushes propbesying day;
Great throbs of light from far of hidden foun-
tains,
Fleck the blue arches with their roseate spray.
Through emerald gates the glorious day adj
vances,
With quivering fingers yelling the sweet
stars;
The night retires before her ardent glauces,
And wanes the beauty of the planet Mars.
The coursers of the sun are swiftly flying,
Along the broad celestial Appian Way;
Each. with each other, wildly, madly, wing,
To usher in the full-orbed golden day.
The incense breathing morn" pervades my
being,
With delicious rapture all unknown;
My soul inspired eommunes with the All-see-
ing,
And lifts its humble tribute to the Throne.
Nature, awakened, deftly weaves around me,
A mystic spell that far surpasses art;
And life, aud light, and lisping wave, have
bound me
In dreamy rest and peace to Natures heart.
L SIT a0Q muse upon tue ReittiS ASpuyAf
Tossing the leafy banners to and fro,-
Upon the sunlight, from whose burning culver
Its golden arrows through the branches go:
On forest glade, a noble lake before me;
The lofty mountains, and the fragrant sod;
The dome of the pure heaven bending ,o'er
me-
A landscape worthy of the hand of God!
Alas, how swiftly fly the winged hours;
How quickly all things earthly do decay;
As fades the beauty of the summer flowers,
So thou must vanish, fair and lovely dayl
Summer day, one sweet drop thou distilleth
Into my life, so fraught with care and pain.
With unmixed joy the foaming beaker brim-
meth,
While here linger on thy banks, Champlain.
-SGIen Mass Gazette.
The Universalist. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1884-1897, 1887-11-12
GREAT GUNS AND GUN-MAKERS

One of the most curious features of the
great Krupp Works, at Essen, Germany,
is the monster steam hammer, which
bears the name of "Unser Fritz" It is
nearly two hundred feet high, and the
hammer, which weighs 1000 tons, falls
on block of metal weighing no less
than 10000 tons. IL has steam engine
of it's own. On one of the cross pieces
may be seen the following inscription in
large gilt letters, "Fritz, nur INNER
d'ruffw Let her go, FritzD 1t commem-
crates visit of the emperor in 1877. Mr..
Krupp presented the mechanic in charge
Of the hammer to the Kaiser, and stated
that his skill was so great that he could
bring down the enormous mass of metal
on the most delicate and fragile object
without breaking it. The emperor there
upon drew his watch from his pocket and
placed it under the hammer. The man
hesitated for moment, whereupon the
Kaiser, with view OF encouraging him,
exclaimed, "Nur INNER d'ruff, Fritz"
The experiment succeeded, and the en-
peror presented the watch in question to
the man as reward for his skill. All &C.
cess to the Krupp gun-works by strsng-
ers isstrictly forbidden, and even when for
eign royalties visit Mr.. Krupp's domains
their aid .de-camps and gentlemen in at
tendance are not allowed to accompany
them. When completed the smaller guns
are experimental with in wonderful
underground tunnel to insure secrecy,
frame. work supporting roof and sides of
the tunnel have to be renewed, so great
is the effect of the conclusion Of air. The
great guns are tried in an immense in
closed space at Dummeln, which is over
seven kilometers long. The Krupps en-
ploy force of $4,000 workmen, and be
side the immense establishment at Essen,
own works at Newied and Sage in Ger
many, and enormous iron mines at Bill
bao in Spain. The firm possess, more.
over, four large and splendid steamships,
twenty-nine locomotive engines, eighty
miles of railway, ninety miles of telegraph,
$50 railway cars, 439 steam boilers, $50
steam-engines supplying total of 10000
horsepower, and which consume daily
300 tons of coal and coke. 1t may be
added that no gun ordered by foreign
government leaves the establishment
without the express permission of the
German government Nea0 York World.
The Universalist. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1884-1897, 1887-11-12
BRYANT's TENDER CONSCIENCE.

The following very pretty snecdote is
told of the late William Cullen Bryant,
the poet, by former associate in his
newspaper office, which illustrates the
good mans simplicity of heart. Says
the narrator:
"One morning many years ago, after
reaching his Office, and trying in vain to
begin work, he turned to me and remark
ed:
at cannot get along at all this morn
ing
"'Why mott? / asked.
"'Oh,' he replied, Il have done wrong.
When on my way here little boy flying a
kite passed me. The string of the kite
having rubbed against my face 1 seized
it and broke it. The boy lost his kite,
but did not stop to pay him for it. 1
did wrong. 1 ought to have paid him. ."
This tenderness of conscience went far
toward making the poet the kindly, noble,
honorable and honored man that he was,
whose death was felt as loss through
out the land.
The Universalist. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1884-1897, 1887-11-12
A RAT STORY.

Even rats are not without their good
qualities. Miss Frances Power Cobbe
tells us story OF a French convict who
was reformed by rata man who was
long the terror of prison authorities
Time after time he had broken out and
made savage assaults on his jailsrs.
Stripes aud chains had been multiplied
year after year and he was habitually
confined in an underground cell, whence
he was only taken TO work with his fellow
convicts in the prison yard; but his fe-
The Universalist. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1884-1897, 1887-11-12

1t is well to remember that the crop at
harvest-time will depend much upon the
work performed at planting. When we do
our part well, there is little danger but
that good crop will be harvested.
The Universalist. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1884-1897, 1887-11-12

She broke down and sobbed bitterly; but
seeing the look of utter misery on her
husbands face, che bravely steadied her
voice.
at will be better for him, husband, to
have father who is sorry for wrong do
ing, and tries to undo it, than to have all
that this country can give him" And then,
woman like, she wept harder than before.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1887-08-23

To catch up a bottle Of perfume and dab
the stopper at ones upper lip, believe Is a
popular trick with many women know.
I've seen lots Of women do It, and did II my
self till the other night starting to see Lang
try did that trick in a dark room and have
quit it altogether. You see ran back for a
glove buttoner, and providing over the dress
ing case struck the glass stopper of a bottle
Of cherry blossom, caught 1t up and smooched
it across my upper lip and gave two little
dabs behind my ears so my neghbors should
have a smell. Tisn't cherry blossom after
all, thought l; it's the white rose extract-all
the same. And pranced down and Joined
my party. We had got into a car when some
one said, GOOD mercy, what have you got ON
your facet"
"Tbe usual amount Of powder, suppose"
replied aggressively.
"Why, you've got dark purple mustache {"
Great heaven, it broke on me in a minute.
That nasty bottle of scented ink, that my
self had carelessly left on the dressing bureau
There was no Langtry for me that night.
Ninety six washings only weakened the stain.
Sand paper and pumice stone have removed
some Of my lip Il always had enough, but
it's so dark now, ten days ago it happened,
that folks say to me, ''you must stop using
that vaseline; you certainly are getting a
mustache;" and just behind my ears are two
spots that look as il modification had taken
place-New York Cor New Orleans Times
Democrat
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1887-08-23
An Eve to Business.

A fruit vender from Italy stood beside his
handcart sorting bananas into small piles,
surmounted with placards indicating the
price. He determined the value Of each
banana as he handled 1t. Suddenly he paused
and felt Of one more carefully than the Others
He squeezed it slightly at each end
Holding it out at arms length in his open
palm, he cooked his head, shut one eye and
critically examined IL. As though not en-.
tirely satisfied, he raised It to his chin and ran
it across his face close to his nose. Appar-
emily satisfied, he laid the banana upon the
pile labeled one cent and renewed his sorting.
Suddenly he stopped as though his arm had
become paralyzed. He cast a panied look at
his one cent pile. Then he picked up the fruit
so carefully examined, and, after another
careful scrutiny, deposited it upon the two
cent pile. A few minutes afterward he re-.
peated the scrutiny, and placed the perplex.
ing banana once more upon the one cent pile.
At that moment district messenger boy,
with a cap two sizes too large for him, saun.
tered to the cart and ran his eye over the
fruit. The Italian watched him closely. The
boy threw a cent upon the wagon and picked
up the banana which had caused him so much
perplexity. The Italian looked as though
earth had lost for him its every charm. For
ten seconds he stood looking at the urchin,
who buried his teeth into the luscious fruit.
Then he turned like fash and transferred
three bananas from the one cent pile to the
two cent pile. A new customer was at his
elbow. A smile as mild as his native skies
spread over the Italians face as he said: "Ba-
nanal Sell-a YER chep-a Coda banan' II
New York Sun.